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May 2023: Chemical Regulatory Updates in Europe and the Americas

This is a collection of regulatory updates in Europe and North America, including EU REACH, UK REACH, and US TSCA. European Union, United Kingdom & Turkey On May 8, 2023, European Commission ...

2023-06-01

Industrial Chemical

May 2023: Chemical Regulatory Updates in APAC Region

This is a collection of regulatory updates in Asia-Pacific regions, including China REACH, K-REACH, Japan CSCL, etc. ??China The Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) recently released the ...

2023-05-31

Cosmetic

ASEAN Updates Cosmetic Ingredient Annexes for ACD: 42 New Ingredients Added and 10 Revised

The main amendments include: 1) adding 42 prohibited ingredients, and revising the requirements for 1 prohibited ingredient; 2) revising the requirements for 4 restricted ingredients; 3) revising the ...

2023-05-31

Cosmetic

China Implements Strict Cosmetic Sampling and Testing Regulations Under CSAR Subsidiary

In September 2020 and June 2022, China NMPA issued two drafts of Measures for the Management of Cosmetic Sampling Testing (Measures). Finally, on January 12, 2023, NMPA released the ...

2023-05-31

Cosmetic

China Permits Low-Risk General Cosmetic Stakeholders to Submit Self-Testing Reports for Notification Applications

Under certain conditions, notifiers or entrusted manufacturers of Chinese domestic low-risk cosmetics are allowed to conduct self-testing and submit the product self-testing reports as part of ...

2023-05-31

Industrial Chemical

China's New Inspection Mode of Imported Hazardous Chemicals: A Comprehensive Case Analysis

The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) announced to impose “Document Review + Port Inspection or Destination Inspection” on each batch of imported hazardous chemicals nationwide from ...

2023-05-30

Industrial Chemical

EU REACH Regulations Impose Restrictions on Lead Usage in PVC

From November 29, 2024, companies are prohibited from using lead in PVC articles in the European Economic Area (provided that the concentration level is equal to or greater than 0.1%). On May 8, ...

2023-05-29

Pharmaceutical

China CDE Q&A: Electronic Drug Application and DMF Filing

On Mar. 3, 2023, China Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) released six Q&As on drug master file (DMF) filing (Q&A No. 1-2) and drug application’s electronic ...

2023-05-29

Pharmaceutical

China Requires Electronic Submission of Drug Registration Docs from 2023

On Jan. 1, 2023, China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) started to require that all documents for drug registration applications, as well as supplemental documents sent during the ...

2023-05-29

Industrial Chemical

EU REACH: IUCLID Updated with New REACH Information Requirements

On May 22, 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced an update to the International Uniform Chemical Information Database (IUCLID). The update reflects the amended information requirements ...

2023-05-26